Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Arrow (shí) Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 881, Entry 15 In the Jade Compendium (Yupian), it is pronounced shi. In the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), it is pronounced shen. It refers to the arrow used with a bow or crossbow. It is a variant form of the character for arrow (shǐ).